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This EASY FRUIT SALAD RECIPE is packed with all kinds of fruit – strawberries, raspberries, pineapple, blueberries, kiwi, and grapes! It gets topped off with a little brown sugar and cinnamon and as the fruit sits in the sugar mixture, it releases some if it’s juice to create this amazing fruit salad dressing.
One of my favorite parts of summer is the fruit salad. I mean, yes, you can eat it all year long, but we mostly save it for when all the berries are in season and we’ll be outside by the pool.
It’s the perfect thing to serve up at a pool party next to your turkey burgers or ranch grilled chicken.
It even makes a great breakfast alongside some breakfast casserole!
This fruit salad recipe is a staple in my house for any get-together, because it’s really easy to prepare and it’s always one of the first things to get eaten.
How to make fruit salad:
This fruit salad recipe calls for strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries in addition to pineapple, kiwi, and grapes. Feel free to swap in fruits that you love. Blackberries make a nice addition, apples add crunch, and little mandarin orange segments are always a hit too!
I like to quarter my strawberries and halve my grapes. The pineapple and kiwi get chopped into bite-sized chunks.
Toss all your fruit into a serving bowl and top it off with some brown sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon. The cinnamon adds this extra layer of flavor and everyone LOVES it. So good!
Stir the fruit gently to combine and pop it in the fridge for 30 minutes or so.
The fruit will release some of it’s juices as it sits in the sugar and that will create this amazing fruit salad dressing.
Just give it a quick stir before serving and you’re good to go.
Can fruit salad be made ahead?
If you’d like to make your fruit salad a day in advance, chop your fruits and add them to the mixing bowl.
For the best texture, do not add the fruit salad dressing until 30 minutes before serving.
As the fruits set in the dressing, they release more juices and the longer they set, the softer the fruits get. For that reason, it’s best to wait to add any dressing or sugar until closer to time to serve.
Can fruit salad be served as dessert?
Absolutely, fruit salad is a sweet treat that can double as a dessert or a side dish.
To serve as a dessert, consider pairing it with vanilla ice cream or pound cake with whipped cream.
More fruit recipes to try:
Blackberry Cobbler: One of our favorites!
Watermelon Mint Salad: So refreshing and simple.
Strawberry Cream Cake: Gluten free and low carb!
Lemon Bar Recipe: Hard to go wrong with a classic like these!
Fruit Pizza: With a layer of sweet cream cheese!
Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries
- 2 kiwi
- 1 cup grapes
- 1 cup chopped pineapple fresh or canned
- 6 ounces raspberries
- 6 ounces blueberries
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Rinse all of the fruit well.
- Quarter the strawberries and dice the kiwi. Cut grapes in half.
- Add all of the fruit and the brown sugar and cinnamon to a large serving bowl and stir gently to combine.
- Cover tightly and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
Fiarazorgo says
Thanks. for the recipe really helped in cooking. My husband was satisfied.
Colleen says
Yum! I could eat this fruit salad for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and in between!
Annette says
Wow! This fruit salad sounds like a delicious treat to have on these fine summer days. I think it would take care of any sweet tooths someone may have. Thank you, Karly, for sharing this with us! Pinning!
Jodi says
This looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it! Brown sugar is the bomb! I used to it eat it by the spoonful when I was a kid ?. I know I’m going to love this!
Karly says
Haha! I used to sneak the chunks of brown sugar when I was a kid! 🙂
Mary says
Tried this tonight for first time and it was excellent. We eat fruit salad as a side often in summer. I’ve used many different fruit dressing recipes but they’ve always come up short. This is so easy and used ingredients Amost of us have on hand. I followed the recipe as written and the family loved it and voted it a keeper. You sure do make my life easier, Karly. Thanks again.
Karly says
Yay! So glad this was a hit! 🙂
Laura says
There’s nothing like a good fruit salad! I love the idea of putting brown sugar and cinnamon on the fruit! Thanks for the inspiration!